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College & Havelock

College St & Havelock St · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport · College West BIA

In Little Portugal, in central Toronto, College & Havelock is an intersection of typical volume. At the corner: a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Dufferin Station (Line 2) 947 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
8,407
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 14, 2022
1,559 pedestrians · 329 cyclists
Collisions
23
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 17 property damage · #3198 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Dufferin Station 947 m · 2 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,050 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.9% of vehicle volume, about 5.1× the typical share. On average 2.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged up 9%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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College & Havelock

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dufferin Station (Line 2)947 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 16 m
TTC bus
29402639447 nearest 254 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306305329363300
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — College St at Havelock St; College St at Rusholme Park Cres
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial on College St installed 2010; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Havelock St installed 2016
Bike Share
Rusholme Park Cres / College St 31 m · 15 docks · 23 stations, 394 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (24)
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 348 m
  • Dewson Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 527 m
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 550 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 550 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 580 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 677 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (34)
  • Dufferin Grove Park445 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette470 m
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette644 m
  • George Ben Park663 m
  • McCormick Park734 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground740 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch781 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch856 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.3 km
Signal
2487, activated 2019 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 23 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 348 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill and Patio, 66 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill and Patio · 1000 College St66 mPassed, Jun 2026
Bairrada Churrasqueira · 1002 College St69 mPassed, Jun 2026
Arabesque · 1068 College St127 mPassed, Aug 2026
Eherb Natural Healthy Food · 983 College Stgrocery139 mPassed, May 2026
Bricolage Bakery · 981 College Stgrocery143 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Gateau Ghost · 974 College St145 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tigerbaby Coffee & Clay · 977 College St155 mPassed, Aug 2026
Giulietta · 972 College St Bldg-1160 mPassed, Sep 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom, 506 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 353 m away at Dufferin Grove Park.

  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    506 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    561 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    684 m
Drinking water
Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 353 m; 150 Harrison Street Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 458 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,141 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Denisa Childcare (144 m, 30 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,141 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • Denisa Childcare · 1065 College St
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    144 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 57 Sylvan Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    282 m
  • West End Jr YMCA · 931 College St
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    290 m
  • West End Parents Day Care Centre · 375 Dovercourt Rd
    78 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    348 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (333 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.2 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 333 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1 km760 Dovercourt Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,249 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1 Havelock St (28 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1905), which scored 81 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 34 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 54 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 2,249 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202654 across the 34
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Havelock St · Havelock Apartments183190581 · Jul 2025028 m
1044 College St · Hannah Property Management Ltd.433193083 · Sep 2026073 m
34 Heydon Park Rd · Cogir Real Estate313192594 · Jul 20265194 m
1094 College St193195088 · Jul 20250217 m
410 Dovercourt Rd133193090 · Jul 20260247 m
394 Dovercourt Rd · McCor Management (East) Inc203192453 · Jul 20260267 m
382 Dovercourt Rd · McCor Management (East) Inc183196074 · Jul 20250288 m
14 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.224195596 · Jun 20250310 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots733 lots · ≈22,850 spaces · 68.6 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈990 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 1,518 spaces
EV charging (City)283 Ossington Ave · 727 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking75 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bonar Pl · Surface354 m3471% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface493 m7968% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface853 m3786% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface913 m3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface928 m3763% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈15 spaces; 104 m away, ≈9 spaces; 121 m away, ≈6 spaces; 127 m away, ≈151 spaces; 141 m away, ≈4 spaces; 217 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 685 Dovercourt Rd (741 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1 km, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Dec 14, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,906 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 140 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (151 of 329). Evening rush dominates here: 1,207 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 1,005 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north715southbound · 35 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west3,906eastbound · 151 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles8,4071,559 pedestrians · 329 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east3,646westbound · 137 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south140northbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,005 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,207 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 14, 2022

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Havelock St between College St and Lindsey Ave, 72 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2022 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 37 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 11 speed humps slow traffic on Havelock Street between Bloor St W and College St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Havelock St · College St – Lindsey Ave · 72 mNov 2022 · 3 days73426 km/h33 km/h37 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Havelock Street · Bloor St W – College St
    11 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2023, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 4 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23#3198 of 5,508
With an injury4#2910 of 4,660
Property damage only17
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist4#560 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201434latest May 13, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 2, 2011.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

One theft from a vehicle and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 71% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft700apartment parking (5), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 31, 2021. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Little Portugal.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is College & Havelock a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is College & Havelock?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Dec 14, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at College & Havelock?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Havelock St between College St and Lindsey Ave (November 2022), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near College & Havelock?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bonar Pl (354 m away, 34 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 733 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,850 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 283 Ossington Ave (727 m).

How do I get to College & Havelock by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 947 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 16 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 63, 94, 47, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at Havelock St, 254 m).

What restaurants are near College & Havelock?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 348 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill and Patio (66 m), Bairrada Churrasqueira (69 m), Arabesque (127 m), Gateau Ghost (145 m) and Tigerbaby Coffee & Clay (155 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near College & Havelock?

The nearest is Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 506 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (561 m); Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (684 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near College & Havelock?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,141 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Denisa Childcare (144 m, 30 spaces), Westside Montessori School (282 m, 35 spaces) and West End Jr YMCA (290 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & Havelock?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,249 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Havelock St (28 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 1044 College St (73 m, 43 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 34 Heydon Park Rd (194 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 1094 College St (217 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 84 out of 100; 4 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at College & Havelock?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Little Portugal page.

What neighbourhood is College & Havelock in?

College & Havelock is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the College West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined